Using the touch ring

- Take a look at any software application user interface,…and you'll find two basic types of controls.…The first is an absolute control,…which controls only set values.…This includes interface elements like…checkboxes, radio buttons and drop-down lists.…These elements control choices like on or off,…visible or hidden, or small, medium, or large.…Express keys are perfect for this type of control.…The second type of control is a relative control…where a specific value within a continuous range…of values can be selected.…

This includes interface elements like sliders,…which adjust choices like brush size,…opacity, percentage and canvas angle.…As we'll see, the touch ring is perfect…for selecting relative values.…Let's take a look.…So if you haven't already figured it out,…the touchring is a little round gizmo on your screen…which actually is very useful,…you can see right here,…I'm using it in this case to rotate the screen.…But it can be used for a number of different things.…

Once you've kind of found where this is,…

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6/22/2017

Wacom tablets are a popular alternative to the mouse for expressive painting, drawing, and navigating your computer with a pressure-sensitive pen. In this course, artist and teacher John Derry shows how to get you up and running with a Wacom tablet, from setting it up and getting accustomed to using the pen, to using the tablet with popular creativity and productivity applications. He also helps to familiarize you with the changes to the Wacom tablet over the past few years, including touch capability, and reviews the MobileStudio Pro pen computer, which offers a high-performance platform in a small package. Plus, learn about tablet ergonomics—which makes your Wacom even more compatible with your working conditions—and follow a few exercises to warm up your drawing arm.